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In Season Training
In season training is all about maintaining strength and keep your joints healthy.
The biggest mistake people make during ski season is not training at all. The second biggest mistake people make is continuing to train in a fatiguing way during the season. Both strategies have a lot of holes in them.
In Season Training
A Conversation with an Ageless Athlete - Jay Burke
A quick conversation with Jay Burke. A mountain athlete who is still getting better.
100 Year Athlete - Mike McGurl
A mountain athlete's journey to enjoying the mountains for life.
Age of Full Entitlement: Sending it at 72 With Charlie Sturgis
This week for the 100 Year Athlete Spotlight, we meet Charlie Sturgis, godfather of Park City, Utah’s epic trail system. At age 72, Sturgis climbs 5.11c/d outdoors, skis all winter (backcountry, XC, and alpine), and shreds singletrack.
Why Strength Training Will Make You a Better Mountain Athlete
A run down of prevalent myths around strength training and endurance sports.
Strength Training Will Make You More Efficient
100 Year Athlete - James Dumas
After 14 surgeries, including several for an exploded quadricep tendon, Utah restaurateur and powder fiend James Dumas realized it was time to train smarter. Instead of wrecking himself at the gym, James puts in just enough strength and mobility work to keep his body happy and moving well at 63.
Strength Training Reduces Overuse Injury Risk
A short blog on how strength training will make you a better athlete in the mountains.
Strength Training Increases Your Power
A Reason to Train: Why Olympic Skier and 100 Year Athlete Picabo Street Returned to the Gym
After inspiring a generation of alpine skiers, Olympic Gold Medalist Picabo Street retired from the sport at age 33. Some 20 years later, Peek is training again—but not for performance or Olympic glory. She’s at Off The Mountain training for longevity, wellness, and pain-free days on the slopes.
Just Continue: How 72-Year-Old Mountain Biker and Skier Sherry Walsh Keeps Going
Sherry Walsh is not your average 70-something. Sherry is out on her mountain bike 5-7 days a week. She enjoys climbing 2,600+ feet up to Shadow Lake here in Park City, Utah. Her mental game is next level, and once you hear her story, you will have no more excuses.
Faster, Stronger, Safer, Saner: The Power of Breath Training with Coach Andre Hamm
“You never want to be caught in a position where you can’t catch a breath.”
-Andre Hamm, ReSpirit Wellness
The Pregnancy Class Technique That Eliminates Sciatic Pain on a Bike
Learn a pre-ride routine with videos and instructions that we use with cyclists that have sciatic pain.
Stop doing whatever hurts—but keep playing
“Every time I ski, my knee hurts. What should I do?”
I get that question all winter long. If you are playing and training through joint pain, you are making that pain worse and ensuring it’ll stick around. Stop doing whatever hurts—but keep playing.
Want to Ski at Age 90? Eat Enough Protein
If you don’t consume enough protein, your body consumes muscle tissue to keep your internal organs working. If you want to spend your 70s, 80s, and 90s in the mountains, though, you need to build and maintain as much muscle as possible. And to do that, your body needs a lot of protein.
DIY Programming: How to Create Workouts for Mountain Sports
Learn how to write your own strength program and hit all the aspects you need to keep your body ready for the mountain.
If You Only Have 10 Minutes to Train Mobility, What Should You Do?
The big payoff of mobility is that it improves two-way communication between your nervous system and your tissue. When communication is poor, your joints don’t move the way they need to move, and you’re more likely to experience pain and injuries. When communication is strong, you can move your joints with precision and avoid being stuck in positions that increase pain and limit your performance.
HIIT That – Just Not Too Often
Sure enough, HIIT workouts are great for overall conditioning and fitness, which is your ability to do a high volume of work in a short period of time.
Here’s the rub: if most of your training is high intensity, you are neglecting aspects of fitness you need to play in the mountains as you age. HIIT is just one piece of the 100 Year Athlete puzzle.
Is It “Safe” to Lift Heavy?
100 Year Athletes often worry that heavy lifting is too risky or that it will make them “bulky.” In truth, heavy lifting won’t bulk you up, but it will help you prevent injuries.
Lessons from ROAR, by Dr. Stacy Sims
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